Alumni Ventures Group

Alumni Ventures Group is a venture capital firm based in Manchester, New Hampshire, with offices across North America. It provides access to venture investing for individual accredited investors, particularly alumni networks, by offering diversified portfolios of venture opportunities and allowing members to invest alongside fellow alumni in ventures led by peers. The firm backs early-stage and later-stage opportunities across technology, consumer, healthcare, financial services, and other sectors, with a sector- and geography-agnostic approach. It typically invests between $10,000 and $3 million per deal and emphasizes the involvement of alumni connections and an institutional lead investor in opportunities. Alumni Ventures also offers focused funds to broaden participation, enabling accredited investors to access venture portfolios diversified by type, sector, stage, and geography. The model aims to democratize access to venture capital while maintaining rigorous selection standards through alumni networks.

Rob Adams

Managing Partner

Gail Ball

Venture Scout

Andrew Baum

Vice President, Treasury and Capital Management

David Beazley

Managing Partner

Matthew Caspari

Managing Partner

Matt Castellini

Senior Associate

Helen Chen

CEO Services Analyst

Cainon Coates

Managing Partner, Castor Ventures

Michael Collins

Investor

David Cynn

Managing Partner

Thomas Edwards

Associate

Mason Hale

Senior Associate, Chestnut Street and Triphammer Ven

Erik Hammer

Partner

Brian Keil

Managing Partner

Jin Kim

Senior Vice President, Office of Investments

Ron Levin

Managing Partner, AV Seed Fund and Doctors Innovate Fund

Jess Liu-Brown

Principal

Michael Madden

Managing Partner and Co-Founder

Todd McIntyre

Managing Partner

Jonathan Meltzer

Partner

Tom Meyer

Managing Partner

Keith Murphy

Director, Video Programs

David S. Muson

CFO

Kayla Phillips

Senior Associate

Aisha Robinson

VP of Strategic Communications

Ludwig Schulze

Managing Partner

Matt Scott

Managing Partner

Saad Shaheen

Investor Operations Manager

Anton Simunovic

Investor

Chris Sklarin

Managing Partner

Stephen Stolzenberg

Senior Associate

Edward Tsai

Managing Partner at Alumni Ventures

Drew Wandzilak

Senior Associate

Sarah Worden

Venture Scout

Ray Wu

Managing Partner

Wesley Yiu

Principal

Henri Yuan

Investor / President

Past deals in Credit Bureau

Debbie

Seed Round in 2025
Debbie is a mobile platform that rewards consumers for reaching financial goals by granting points for saving, paying down debt, and improving financial health rather than rewarding spending. The service uses positive reinforcement and sponsorship from banks and financial institutions to drive account openings, loyalty, and deposits while enabling users to connect and track their credit cards and spending accounts. It aims to address financial insecurity by encouraging small, repeatable actions and has helped more than 10,000 people pay off about $1 million in debt and save over $10 million.

Honest

Series B in 2024
Honest develops innovative financial products, notably a credit card application that offers no annual fee, low interest rates on purchases, balance transfers, and rewards points. Its platform aims to help customers build credit history and improve their overall financial health.

Salus

Seed Round in 2023
Salus is a technology company focused on enhancing financial well-being for underserved communities. By partnering with credit unions, Salus develops a digital underwriting platform that allows for frictionless integration and utilizes alternative data to assess creditworthiness beyond traditional credit scores. This approach aims to expand access to credit for individuals who may be overlooked by conventional lending practices. The platform not only facilitates the approval of more applicants but also assists members in improving their credit profiles, supporting them in achieving their financial goals. Through these innovative solutions, Salus helps credit unions reduce costs and remove barriers, ultimately promoting better financial outcomes for both the institutions and the communities they serve.

Brightside

Series B in 2022
Brightside is an employer-based financial care platform offering a complete suite of financial solutions to improve the financial health of working families, focusing on frontline workers who are often paycheck-to-paycheck. The platform aims to reduce turnover, healthcare costs, and productivity losses by providing personalized guidance and easy access to curated financial products through tech-powered assistants and an app. It leverages behavioral science to automate actions and influence financial habits, helping employees and their families take the right next steps. By supporting financial wellbeing, Brightside seeks to enhance retention, productivity, and DEI outcomes for employers.

Fido

Series A in 2022
Fido develops technology that facilitates swift and secure access to digital financial services. Its platform employs machine learning risk models to make instant credit decisions for customers lacking a financial track record, thereby reducing operational costs.

Honest

Series A in 2021
Honest develops innovative financial products, notably a credit card application that offers no annual fee, low interest rates on purchases, balance transfers, and rewards points. Its platform aims to help customers build credit history and improve their overall financial health.

Pave

Seed Round in 2021
Pave helps consumer and SMB credit risk teams increase approvals through AI-powered cashflow analytics. 100 million+ US consumers and businesses are financially underserved, simply because their data is not recognized by the traditional financial system. We solve this by transforming transaction data, loan performance outcomes, and credit reports into Cashflow-driven Attributes and Scores, enabling increased financial access to new customer segments without increasing risk. Our mission is to build a future where every person and business has access to equitable credit solutions by creating a new standard of Cashflow-driven Analytics.

Method Financial

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Method Financial delivers a financial connectivity API for consumer liability data and payments. The platform connects consumer credit and liability accounts, enabling real-time data access, end-to-end refinance experiences, and secure, one-click checkout. It supports lenders, fintechs, and financial institutions in building personalized lending and financial management solutions, powered by real-time credit data, persistent connections, and integrated payment rails, allowing users to securely link and retrieve information on all their liabilities.

Own Up

Venture Round in 2019
Own Up is a home loan marketplace designed to assist clients in finding suitable mortgages and lenders. The company focuses on ensuring that borrowers do not overpay for their mortgages by providing personalized data that clarifies expected costs. Its technology features a concierge-driven approach, offering tools for evaluating lenders, determining affordable home prices, comparing loan offers, and obtaining pre-approval letters on demand. This streamlined process aims to optimize and simplify the experience of home financing for users, making it easier to navigate the complexities of securing a mortgage.

Deserve

Series C in 2019
Deserve offers mobile-first credit card services, leveraging cloud-native architecture and APIs for personalized experiences. It partners with financial institutions and others to provide credit cards that use machine learning and alternative data to assess creditworthiness, particularly for international students in the U.S.

Deserve

Series B in 2018
Deserve offers mobile-first credit card services, leveraging cloud-native architecture and APIs for personalized experiences. It partners with financial institutions and others to provide credit cards that use machine learning and alternative data to assess creditworthiness, particularly for international students in the U.S.

Deserve

Series A in 2017
Deserve offers mobile-first credit card services, leveraging cloud-native architecture and APIs for personalized experiences. It partners with financial institutions and others to provide credit cards that use machine learning and alternative data to assess creditworthiness, particularly for international students in the U.S.

RevolutionCredit

Seed Round in 2017
RevolutionCredit, Inc. is a behavioral data and analytics firm specializing in consumer credit solutions. Founded in 2012 and based in Irvine, California, the company provides innovative products designed to enhance the credit decision-making process. Its flagship solution, BeyondMyScore, generates predictive behavioral signals from consumers at the point of transaction, allowing creditors to refine their acquisition and account management strategies across various credit risk levels. Additionally, RevolutionCredit offers BackOnTrack, a solution that employs behavioral science to improve collections outcomes for consumer creditors. By delivering real-time behavioral scores, RevolutionCredit aids lenders in effectively risk-segmenting consumers and promoting positive financial behaviors.
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